The audience outside gradually dispersed.
Xi Ya staggered down from the training platform.
After receiving treatment from the student council’s medical staff, he directly lay down on a bench by the field, feeling completely drained.
‘This sword duel was utterly meaningless. Winning a challenge against an Elite Class student doesn’t even earn extra credits—pure thankless work.’
‘Who came up with this rule? Do Elite Class students just have to accept challenges for free? At least give us some credits!’
But it wasn’t entirely without gain.
He had the Game System, and after defeating Keluolunsi, his level rose to 5, granting him another skill point.
Given his current mental state, however, he had no interest in allocating skills.
Suddenly, he found himself missing that upgrade recovery toggle.
‘Maybe I should just turn it on? Leveling up instantly restores full status—how nice would that be?’
“Congratulations, Student Xi Ya.”
A gentle voice came from above.
Xi Ya opened his eyes and saw Dailina standing beside the bench.
“Mm, thanks.”
He responded weakly, not wanting to move.
“Hm~ So Student Xi Ya is already done for?”
Feili also appeared in his view, dropping a discouraging remark.
“Yeah… I’m done…”
Xi Ya couldn’t be bothered to talk to her.
He turned over and buried his face in his arms.
“Let Student Xi Ya rest a bit. He looks really tired.”
Dailina exchanged a glance with Feili and said softly.
“No can do~ Class starts in a few minutes. Student Xi Ya wouldn’t want to be late for the first lesson of the semester, right?”
Feili reminded with a smile.
The face buried in his arms twitched.
“Ahhh~”
He let out a long sigh and slowly sat up.
‘Why do people even have to go to class?’
The three of them walked out of the training ground and followed the main path toward the academic building.
“Student Xi Ya, are you sure your injury is okay?”
Dailina walked beside Xi Ya, glancing at his arm from time to time.
“It’s fine. The medical staff already treated it.”
Xi Ya had gotten used to Dailina’s routine check-ups on him.
“Hmph~ Didn’t someone just say he was ‘done for’? How come he can walk now?”
Feili’s voice came from the far right, dripping with mockery.
“Can’t help it. It’s all because of someone who, seeing I was exhausted, insisted on dragging me to class.”
Xi Ya closed his eyes and responded with the same veiled reference as Feili.
“Oh my~ I only did it for Student Xi Ya’s own good. Being late on the first day would leave a bad impression on the instructor~”
Feili covered her mouth, looking innocent.
“Then I really appreciate your kindness.”
Xi Ya replied somewhat irritably.
Ever since he came to the Royal Capital and got to know Feili, their relationship had been full of sarcastic banter.
He would constantly taunt Feili for latching onto nobles, while she laughed at his daydreams of rising through the ranks.
Later, around the time of Feili’s rebirth point, they grew distant.
Now it seemed they had returned to their old dynamic—no good words between them.
Thankfully, even after so many rebirths, Feili’s nature hadn’t changed.
If Feili had turned dark and become a different person, he wouldn’t know what to do.
“Student Xi Ya is really impressive. To think you could beat Keluolunsi.”
Dailina smiled, inserting herself into the conversation with admiration.
“Just luck. If Keluolunsi had played it safe, I would definitely have lost.”
Xi Ya waved his hand.
“Thanks to Dailina’s training yesterday, I was able to beat him.”
“Huh? Student Xi Ya is already very skilled. Yesterday, I couldn’t land a single hit on you with my Sword Techniques.”
“Not at all, just lucky.”
Xi Ya humbly deflected.
“Hm~ Student Xi Ya is quite modest~”
Feili chuckled lightly.
“But I’d like to ask, who taught you swordsmanship? As I recall, Student Xi Ya never knew how to use a sword before~”
Xi Ya’s lips curled slightly.
‘Hmph? Trying to test me?’
‘You think I’d leave a loophole like you?’
‘Sorry, but I already have an excuse ready.’
‘Watch and learn.’
“Heh. This goes back to that day in the Ancient Ruins.”
Xi Ya cleared his throat.
“On the walls at the bottom of the ruins, I saw the sword records left by a certain god. I memorized the contents, practiced them over the past few days, and managed to learn a little.”
When he said “a certain god,” he raised an eyebrow and glanced at Feili as a hint.
Since Dailina was present, he couldn’t directly mention the Demon God.
The hint was obvious—Feili should get it, right?
Feili’s smile didn’t change, and she didn’t even look at him.
‘Really?’
‘Look at me, for crying out loud!’
“Huh? There was something like that under the ruins?”
Dailina looked surprised.
“Yeah, but monsters were chasing me, so I couldn’t finish reading it. I don’t know which god left it.”
Xi Ya shrugged, his tone regretful.
“Based on the language of the records, it might have been a god from another Plane.”
Xi Ya glanced at Feili again.
He had even said “another Plane”—he practically spelled out “Demon Realm.”
She should understand now, right?
“Oh, I see~ Then that god must be quite versatile~”
Feili’s eyes flickered, as if she had understood.
Xi Ya breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn’t know if Feili was doing it on purpose, but at least she finally got it.
He realized that ever since he admitted to Feili that his power came from the Demon God, he could blame everything on the Demon God.
Don’t ask—the answer is the Demon God Sect.
***
Magic Theory Class.
Xi Ya sat in the back row by the window, propping his chin as he listened to Teacher Sophia explain the essence of Mana.
He had long since memorized all this content by heart—no need to listen.
Even if there was something he didn’t understand, flipping through the book once would clear it up.
‘Ah, this is what it feels like to be a study god. So satisfying.’
‘If only I had this good a memory back on Blue Star in my past life.’
Xi Ya thought, then glanced at Feili on his right.
She was resting her cheek on her hand, eyes vacant—clearly not listening either.
The Feili in the Game had never liked studying.
If something could be solved with action, she would never bother thinking.
But this girl had been reborn so many times, yet her theory exam scores in the entrance tests never exceeded eighty.
What exactly had she been reborn for?
The questions were always the same, and she’d taken the exam so many times.
Even if she didn’t get a perfect score, couldn’t she at least score in the nineties?
‘Or is she deliberately controlling her score?’
‘Makes sense. She’s already an experienced reincarnator—how could she not know the theory? Why would she even need to listen to class?’
Xi Ya yawned and turned his gaze to the window.
The sky was very blue.
The clouds were very white.
He missed his bed in the dormitory.
“Student Feili.”
Sophia’s voice came from the podium.
Xi Ya jumped in surprise, nearly popping out of his chair.
‘Whew—thought she called me…’
He breathed a secret sigh of relief and looked at Feili.
Feili stood up slowly, not a trace of panic on her face—she seemed completely at ease.
“Teacher Jidun, you called me?”
“Yes. Please answer: what are the main forms of Mana circulation within the human body?”
Feili blinked, silent for two seconds.
“Uh… well…”
Xi Ya’s eyelid twitched.
‘Here I thought you’d rattle off the answer, but you can’t even answer such a basic question?’